Mumbai : 24 March 2025
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has been implementing its flagship scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), since 2015 to impart skill development training through Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country, including Maharashtra.
Under PMKVY 4.0, since 2022-23 till 31.12.2024, training has been imparted through the 14,843 accredited and affiliated Training Centres (TCs) across the country covering 734 districts including 684 TCs in the State of Maharashtra in 36 districts.
Under PMKVY, from FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24, 1,60,316 candidates have been enrolled out of which 56% i.e. 90,034 have been trained/ oriented in Maharashtra.
Under the PMKVY scheme, placements were tracked in the Short-Term Training (STT) component in the first three versions of the PMKVY Scheme which is PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0 implemented from FY 2015-16 to FY 2021-22. During the first three versions of PMKVY, 80,950 candidates have been reported placed in Maharashtra.
To bridge the gap between skill training and actual employability under PMKVY 4.0, training has been imparted in National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) aligned courses as per market demand. Further, to enable the opportunities for employments, Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) platform has been launched to integrate skilling, education, employment, and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Details of the trained candidates are available on SIDH portal for connecting with potential employers.On-the-Job Training (OJT) and Employability Skills has been integrated within the short-term skilling programs to ensure trainees gain real-world exposure and industry experience. Additionally, under PMKVY 4.0, post certification tracking of candidates for a period of one year is included. Also, to ensure active interaction between establishments/employers and candidates, Rozgar Melas are organised across the country.
PMKVY 2.0 was evaluated by NITI Aayog in October 2020 under jobs and skills sector. As per the evaluation study, 52 percent of the candidates who were placed in full time/part time employment and had completed training under the RPL component received higher salary or felt that they will get higher salary compared to their peers who have no certification. Also, as per third-party impact evaluation of PMKVY 2.0 (2016-20) conducted by the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), more than 75% of the RPL certified respondents have acknowledged that the RPL program helped them in improving their chances to get another employment and in improving their technical and soft skills for their current employment.
The key changes made under PMKVY 4.0 are as follows:
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- Demand driven skilling responding to national priorities and industry requirements contributing through skill gap studies and curriculum design, trainers, training infrastructure have been introduced.
- Integration of On-the-Job Training (OJT) within short-term skilling programs, ensuring that trainees gain real-world exposure and industry experience;
- Leveraging of existing infrastructure through cross utilization of the facilities and infrastructure available in Educational Institutions, Institutes of National Importance, Schools, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Central and State Government Institutes, and Industries;
- Whole-of-government approach has been adopted to drive inter-ministerial convergence, ensuring the seamless execution of skilling initiatives across sectors;
- Candidate-centric approach covering pre-registration, counseling, financial contribution, flexible training delivery models, through Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) platform;
- Improved training lifecycle management, Aadhaar authenticated enrolment and biometric attendance. Training allowed only through certified trainers and assessment through certified assessors.
The Minister of State (Independennt Charge) for the Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Jayant Chaudhary, stated the above in the parliament today.
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